Wooo Hooo! I didn't really care if it was valuable.
Okay, that's not totally true, but mostly I was just tickled to know it had some history.
And I realized its less-than-perfect condition affected the value. But I didn't care.
I loved the different-sized splints on the sides and bottom.

And how the wide vertical pieces wrapped around the bottom.

Once home, I spent the next few hours playing with my new toy. Trying it here and there.

Finally, I settled on the top of the fridge and leaned
a silver tray in one corner and my favorite chicken in a basket in the other.

The inside held some large domed plate covers and a big cake stand. Yes!

Then, I draped a pretty crocheted scarf over the edge,
accenting the old wood nicely and covering a broken splint.
Perfect!

I love the richness of the wood splints and the hand-carved handles.

You just don't find that color or craftsmanship on something new.
Sigh.

Wonder what I'll find next week when I go Goodwill hunting?

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54 comments:

What a great find! I LOVE the goodwill, and I have furnished my entire house with mostly goodwill or other thrift store finds. I love the treasure hunt aspect, and I don't even mind if I do not find what I am looking for, there is always another day!

Your Goodwill looks like a huge store, and it's two stories! Glad you discovered this find. I like it when that happens. I have a few Goodwll stories too. I don't have a regualr routine, but stop in when I'm near one. Glad you gave this treasure a good home. Great way to use it!

Thank you Linda. I went to some estate sales this morning and came home with a cute little metal table. Missing its top but that can be remedied. I love being able to use things that would have probably ended up in a landfill somewhere.

What a wonderful find! That's what I like about that place you never know what you'll find! I love to scout the thrift stores on the weekends, have fun decorating with you basket. Lisa@ Sweet Tea N' Salty Air

Hi Pat, nice to meet you. Just found you thru Talk of the Town and chuckled all thru your basket story. A treasure, indeed. My favorite Goodwill shop is in Virginia where I always find things that make me smile. Rarely do I find the wonderful old lovelies here in Florida so that makes me go home to New England more often. Looking forward to more of your posts.

Great find! I love how you styled it with the scarf. I used to have a Goodwill store between my job (teacher) and home. I sometimes got lucky if I dropped by on my way home in the afternoon. I guess the new stuff was out. I haven't been so lucky since I moved.

Oh gosh Pat, what a score! I love it and would have nabbed it as well. I probably wouldn't even have thought to google about it, but so glad you did. Love how you styled it! Thanks for sharing with SYC.hugs,Jann

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